Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-10
CRoP VALUES or 1851.
Farm Prices 81 Agricultural Preauess
this Year Compared with these Of
Previous Years,

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The December statistical report OF the Depart
ment OF Agriculture relates mainly to farm prices
OF agricultural product& The average value Of
corn Is 43s cents per bushe against sac last year
and 32.S In 1856. In 1881 Il was 6aS when the
estimated product was 1. 1914 9l6 900 bushels The
difference Il largely due to general depression Of
values The prices respectively In 1881 and 1887
are 81 ana Is In Ohio 90 and As in Indiana IS and
Al IN illinois, - and "a In Iowa. q and 81 In Mis-
sour, So and 81 in Kansas, and 30 and 30 In Ne
braska Prices in the gulf states average lower
supply. In the Atlantic states prices OF home
The average value q wheat is % cents, only
three mills higher than the average last year. It
is sc In New York; 81 In Pennsylvania; "a In Mich
tgan; 73 In Ohio; 72 In Indiana; 20 10 Illinois; "a
in wisconsin; 82 In Missouri; 81 in Iowa and Kan
sas; SO In Minnesota; So In Nebraska, and 81 In
The average for oats is 307 cents against %. 8
last year. Barley averages 522 instead OF IS last
year. Buckwheat 5e.l or Ii cents higher than
country differ very slightly from those OF last year
except as TO corn.
the value Of potatoes is greatly enhanced. being
Tor seven years except In 1881.
The value OF hay is much Increased. 1t averages
80 49, Per ton, against s7:3s last yea, The ad-
Cotton values are about half cent higher than
In December last. The average plantation prices,
the states Of the Atlantic coast; &c Tor Alabama
mississippi, and Louisiana; IS for Tennessee and
Arkansas; a3 for Texas
the end OF the month, will contain the estimates
OF area, product. and value by states OF corn,
wheat, and oats 1t will also include a report on
inc area ana condition OF winter grain.
Executive Clemcncy for Military Pris.
Oners.
IMPORTANT RULING OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR
TERPoSR.
The Secretary of War has made ruling In re-
gard to the power Of officers who order general
courts-martial TO act under the liz article OF war
upon applications for executive clemency In cases
OF military prisoners In State penitentiaries, in
which he says:
"Tne power conferred by the one hundred and
adjudged by a court-martiai must be limited to
the time when the findings OF the court are before
the 0n1cers named in the article for approval.
After the findings and sentence are approved, and
the prisoner is committed to penftentfary In ex-
ecution OF the sentence, the authority or such of-
Ger ceases and the President alone can exercise
ciemency and pardon the offender"
ChFistmas In Coming.
THE CLERKS IN THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE BEGIN 10
REALIZE IT.
The clerks in the Dead Letter once are begin
hing to realize that Christmas is near at hand.
Every mail brings In q large number OF packages
containing merchandise and intended as Christ
mas presents for home folks In foreign lands
Articles OF this description cannot be sent I'm the
malls unless letter postage Ii paid and In addition
the duty charges at the port OF entry. Foreigners
do not understand the postal regulation, and SO
instead OF their gifts going direct to their friends
In their native country the packages are sent TO
the Dead Letter ONCE. However, the o1cials have
some consideration and inform the senders as soon
as practicable OF the fate OF their Christmas gifts,
and II the letter postage Is forwarded the packages
are sent On To their Destinations